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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 849 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Look straight across): Pairs: red–green, blue–orange, yellow–purple (each pair = one primary + one secondary). Tertiary pairs: red-orange–blue-green, yellow-orange–blue-purple, yellow-green–red-purple. Side by side they look brighter; mixed as paint they look dull and brownish.

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  1. 1.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  3. 3.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  5. 5.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  9. 9.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  14. 14.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  17. 17.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) red (d) orange
  20. 20.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  21. 21.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) red-purple (d) orange
  24. 24.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) green (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  27. 27.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) red
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  40. 40.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. complementary pair
  2. yellow and orange
  3. opposite each other
  4. yellow and purple
  5. False
  6. complementary pair
  7. blue and green
  8. blue and orange
  9. True
  10. True
  11. False
  12. not complementary
  13. dull, brownish colour
  14. complementary pair
  15. purple and yellow
  16. orange and blue
  17. True
  18. True
  19. blue
  20. complementary pair
  21. True
  22. purple and yellow
  23. orange
  24. True
  25. True
  26. blue-green
  27. False
  28. yellow-green
  29. not complementary
  30. True
  31. not complementary
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. blue
  37. False
  38. True
  39. brighter
  40. True

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